Caribbean Netherlands; nuisance in neighbourhood, personal characteristics

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Personal characteristics Caribbean Netherlands Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Total reported nuisance (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Physical deterioration One or more forms physical deterioration (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance One or more forms of social nuisance (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Traffic nuisance One or more forms of traffic nuisance (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Other nuisance One or more forms of other nuisance (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Experienced nuisance own neighbourhood Total nuisance experienced (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance own neighbourhood Physical deterioration One or more forms physical deterioration (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance own neighbourhood Social nuisance One or more forms of social nuisance (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance own neighbourhood Traffic nuisance One or more forms of traffic nuisance (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance own neighbourhood Other nuisance One or more forms of other nuisance (% ‘great nuisance’)
Total persons Bonaire 79.7 59.1 33.3 64.0 12.3 35.7 13.3 9.6 28.3 4.8
St. Eustatius 42.9 26.4 9.3 28.2 4.3 20.2 8.2 3.7 14.2 3.0
Saba 73.1 26.2 30.9 67.4 16.7 45.8 10.4 10.7 42.4 5.0
Sex: male Bonaire 79.1 58.8 33.6 63.3 12.1 33.5 12.9 8.3 27.1 4.1
St. Eustatius 40.3 24.5 7.5 24.5 3.4 18.2 8.0 2.7 12.4 3.0
Saba 69.4 29.5 32.0 61.2 18.9 41.0 8.6 11.5 37.0 2.3
Sex: female Bonaire 80.3 59.3 32.9 64.8 12.5 38.0 13.8 11.0 29.5 5.6
St. Eustatius 45.7 28.4 11.1 32.0 5.2 22.1 8.4 4.6 16.1 3.1
Saba 76.9 22.8 29.8 73.9 14.3 50.8 12.3 9.8 48.0 7.8
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides data on the occurrence of nuisance and the degree of nuisance experienced by residents of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 years and older in private households.

Breakdowns by sex, age and level of education are presented. These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately.

The data are based on the Omnibus Survey Caribbean Netherlands. This is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates. The precision of these estimates is represented in these tables by the 95% confidence interval. This interval contains the true (unknown) value with 95% certainty.

The Omnibus Survey was conducted for the first time in June and July 2013. The survey was conducted for the second time in October and November 2017 on Bonaire, and from January to March 2018 on Saba and Sint Eustatius. The third edition was carried out on all three islands from October 2021 to February 2022, and the survey was conducted for the fourth time from September 2025 to March 2026.

Data available from: 2013

Status of the figures:
The figures for the years 2013, 2017/2018, and 2021 are final. The figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of 22 September 2026:
None, this is a new table.

When will new figures be released?
New data are released every four years.

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Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood
Respondents were asked for a number of nuisances if this occurs in their neighbourhood. Answer possibilities: ‘yes’, ‘no’. ‘Occurs sometimes’ shows the proportion of respondents who answered ‘yes’. It concerns the following nuisances:
- Litter in the street;
- Vandalised public items, such as litter bins or benches;
- Defaced walls or buildings;
- Animal droppings on sidewalks or in the street;
- Speeding cars;
- Parking issues, like wrongly parked vehicles or too many parked vehicles;
- Aggressive behaviour in traffic;
- Drunk persons in the street;
- Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
- Nuisance caused by cafés, restaurants, snack bars;
- Nuisance caused by residents in the neighbourhood;
- People being bothered in the street;
- Youths hanging about.
Total reported nuisance
Respondents were asked for a number of nuisances if this occurs in their neighbourhood. Answer possibilities: ‘yes’, ‘no’. ‘Occurs sometimes’ shows the proportion of respondents who answered ‘yes’.
Physical deterioration
Physical deterioration includes:
-  Litter in the street;
-  Vandalised public items, such as litter bins or benches;
-  Defaced walls or buildings;
-  Animal droppings on sidewalks or in the street;
One or more forms physical deterioration
Social nuisance
Social nuisance includes:
-  Drunk persons in the street;
-  Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
-  People being bothered in the street;
-  Youths hanging about.
One or more forms of social nuisance
Traffic nuisance
Traffic nuisance includes:
-  Speeding cars;
-  Parking issues, like wrongly parked vehicles or too many parked vehicles;
-  Aggressive behaviour in traffic;
One or more forms of traffic nuisance
Other nuisance
Other nuisance includes:
- Nuisance caused by cafes, restaurants, snack bars;
- Nuisance caused by residents in the neighbourhood.
One or more forms of other nuisance
Experienced nuisance own neighbourhood
Respondents were asked for each type of nuisance (if the respondent indicated that it occurred in their own neighbourhood), to what extent they experienced nuisance from this. Answer possibilities: ‘great nuisance’, ‘minor nuisance’, ‘not a nuisance’. The percentages present the proportion of people who experience this as a great nuisance.
It concerns the following nuisances:
- Litter in the street;
- Vandalised public items, such as litter bins or benches;
- Defaced walls or buildings;
- Animal droppings on sidewalks or in the street;
- Speeding cars;
- Parking issues, like wrongly parked vehicles or too many parked vehicles;
- Aggressive behaviour in traffic;
- Drunk persons in the street;
- Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
- Nuisance caused by cafés, restaurants, snack bars;
- Nuisance caused by residents in the neighbourhood;
- People being bothered in the street;
- Youths hanging about.
Total nuisance experienced
Respondents were asked for each type of nuisance (if the respondent indicated that it occurred in their own neighbourhood), to what extent they experienced nuisance from this. Answer possibilities: ‘great nuisance’, ‘minor nuisance’, ‘not a nuisance’. The percentages present the proportion of people who experience this as a great nuisance.
Physical deterioration
Physical deterioration includes:
-  Litter in the street;
-  Vandalised public items, such as litter bins or benches;
-  Defaced walls or buildings;
-  Animal droppings on sidewalks or in the street;
One or more forms physical deterioration
Social nuisance
Social nuisance includes:
-  Drunk persons in the street;
-  Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
-  People being bothered in the street;
-  Youths hanging about.
One or more forms of social nuisance
Traffic nuisance
Traffic nuisance includes:
-  Speeding cars;
-  Parking issues, like wrongly parked vehicles or too many parked vehicles;
-  Aggressive behaviour in traffic;
One or more forms of traffic nuisance
Other nuisance
Other nuisance includes:
- Nuisance caused by cafes, restaurants, snack bars;
- Nuisance caused by residents in the neighbourhood.
One or more forms of other nuisance